{"id":10377,"date":"2026-02-26T20:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/first-call-up-as-spain-national-team-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T06:14:03","slug":"first-call-up-as-spain-national-team-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/en\/first-call-up-as-spain-national-team-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"First call-up as Spain national team manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robert Moreno announces his <strong>first squad list as national team manager<\/strong> with\n full authority on August 30, 2019. A call-up notable for the return of Paco Alc\u00e1cer and Thiago\n Alc\u00e1ntara. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Catalan coach approaches his first call-up with the excitement and responsibility of\n leading one of the world&#8217;s best national teams. With a clear tactical approach and confidence in the\n players he knows best, Moreno built a squad that achieved qualification for Euro\n 2020 undefeated. <\/p>\n\n<p>The press conference presenting the squad list was a key moment in Robert Moreno&#8217;s career: for\n the first time, he sat alone before the media as the person ultimately responsible for the national team.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Media Coverage<\/h3>\n<ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccma.cat\/esport3\/robert-moreno-sento-molta-tristor-i-responsabilitat-a-la-vegada\/noticia\/2929864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV3 \/ Esport3 \u2014 &#8220;I feel great sadness and responsibility&#8221;<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ara.cat\/esports\/robert-moreno-dirigira-seleccio-espanyola_1_2667747.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARA \u2014 Who is Robert Moreno?<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemadrid.es\/programas\/el-partido-de-la-una\/futbol\/Robert-Moreno-Siempre-pensaba-entrenador-seleccion-espanola-espana-9-2132876703--20190620124858.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telemadrid \u2014 &#8220;I always thought about being the national\n team manager&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/robert-moreno.es\/prensa-3\/\">\u2190 Back to Press Room<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Moreno announces his first squad list as national team manager with full authority on August 30, 2019. A call-up notable for the return of Paco Alc\u00e1cer and Thiago Alc\u00e1ntara. The Catalan coach approaches his first call-up with the excitement and responsibility of leading one of the world&#8217;s best national teams. 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